The Role of Work Schedules in Occupational Health and Safety

Geiger-Brown, Jeanne; Lee, Clark J.; Trinkoff, Alison M.

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“…3 Prolonged sleep deprivation and sleep disorders can potentially lead to detrimental effects on the body's endocrine system and metabolic rate. 2,5 In fact, several studies have indicated that the linkage between longer work hours and obesity is mediated by shorter sleep duration. [39][40][41] Interestingly, the younger drivers in our sample had higher odds for being overweight, obese, or extreme obese, which went against our hypothesis, but the review by Solovieva et al 17 also found that younger male workers were more likely to gain weight with increased work hours than older workers.…”

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“…2,3 Findings from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey showed that 18.7% of American workers work 48 or more hours per week and 7.2% Americans reported working 60 or more hours per week. 4 In addition, the 2010 National Health Interview Survey revealed that 28.7% of American workers reported working alternative or rotating shifts, or periods outside the time period of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., [5][6][7] up from the 17.7% found in 2004 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 4 Although long work hours and shift work are prevalent, job stress, or the imbalance between the physical and psychological demands and the inability to cope with or control situations affecting one's work, has also risen.…”

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The Work Organization of Long-Haul Truck Drivers and the Association With Body Mass Index

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Perko

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Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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The Work Organization of Long-Haul Truck Drivers and the Association With Body Mass Index

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“…Even though there are already various studies regarding WPC and associated factors, certain research gaps remain to be filled and further primary research has been called for [ 7 , 9 , 10 ]. In general, more European studies are warranted as most studies have been conducted in North America where working conditions are considerably different [ 7 , 22 , 23 ]. More specifically, important work related variables like job level and job type as well as skill level have often not been assessed [ 7 , 10 ].…”

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The Gutenberg health study: associations between occupational and private stress factors and work-privacy conflict

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BackgroundWork-privacy conflict (WPC) is no longer a rarity but constitutes a societal problem. The objectives of the present study were (1) to investigate the distribution and prevalence of WPC among the employed participants in the Gutenberg Health Study at baseline and (2) to study the dependence of WPC on a broad range of private life and occupational characteristics as well as on psychosocial working conditions.MethodsThis analysis is based on a representative, population-based sample of 3,709 employees participating in the Gutenberg Health Study. Descriptive and bivariable analyses were carried out separately for women and men. Distribution and prevalence of WPC were examined according to socio-demographic and occupational characteristics as well as psychosocial working conditions. Further, stepwise selection of Poisson log-linear regression models were performed to determine which socio-demographic and occupational characteristics were most associated with the outcome variable WPC and to obtain adjusted prevalence ratios from the final model. The multivariable analyses were conducted both separately for women and men and with all subjects together in one analysis.ResultsThere was a high prevalence of WPC in the present study (27.4 % of the men and 23.0 % of the women reported a high or very high WPC). A variety of factors was associated with WPC, e.g. full-time employment, depression and many of the psychosocial risk factors at work. Also, the multivariable results showed that women were of higher risk for a WPC.ConclusionsBy affecting the individual work life, home life, and the general well-being and health, WPC may lead to detrimental effects in employees, their families, employers, and society as a whole. Therefore, the high prevalence of WPC in our sample should be of concern. Among women, the risk for suffering from WPC was even higher, most likely due to multiple burdens.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2881-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The work environment also has periods of low stimulation (dimmer light, quieter, less bustle) which unmasks a high propensity for sleep in nurses who may be sleep deprived as well as working at the circadian low (Dinges, 1989). Night shift sleepiness produces three problems: (1) reduced alertness and increased risk for involuntary sleep and patient care errors (Dorrian et al, 2006; Dorrian et al, 2008), (2) increased risk of job-related accidents and injuries, including motor vehicle accidents on the drive home from work, (Folkard, Lombardi, & Spencer, 2006; Horwitz & McCall, 2004; Scott et al, 2007; Swanson, Drake, & Arnedt, 2012), and (3) increased risk for long term impaired health, associated missed work and increased health care costs (Horwitz & McCall, 2004; Geiger-Brown, Lee, & Trinkoff, 2012; Geiger-Brown & Lipscomb, 2011). Scheduled naps during night shifts have decreased sleepiness, increased alertness and total sleep time, and improved response accuracy (Ruggiero & Redeker, 2014).…”

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Some nurses who work the night shift experience high levels of sleepiness. Napping has been adopted as an effective countermeasure to sleepiness and fatigue in other safety-sensitive industries but has not had widespread acceptance in nursing. In this two-hospital implementation project, napping was offered to six nursing units where nurse executives had previously approved nap implementation for the night shift as a pilot project. Successful implementation occurred in only one of the six units with partial success in a second unit. Barriers primarily occurred at the point of seeking unit-based nursing leadership approval. On the successful unit, one hundred fifty three 30-minutes naps were taken during the 3-month pilot period. A Nap Experience Survey measured sleepiness prior to the nap, the nap duration and perceived sleep, sleep inertia after the nap, and the perceived helpfulness of the nap. A high level of sleepiness was present at the beginning of 44% of naps. For over half of naps, nurses reported sleeping slightly (43%) or deeply (14%). Sleep inertia was rare (very groggy or sluggish on arising, 1.3%). The average score of helpfulness of napping was high (7.3 on a 1–10 scale). Nurses who napped reported being less drowsy while driving home after their shift. These data suggest that when barriers to napping are overcome, napping on the nightshift is feasible and can reduce sleepiness and drowsy driving in nurses.

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The Role of Work Schedules in Occupational Health and Safety

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